Rockford, IL elementary schools ranked

RankGradeSchoolCityDistrictActualProjectedImpactStudents
#1A+Thurgood Marshall ElementaryRockfordRockford SD 20598%55%Greatly Exceeds Expectations365
#2B+Haskell Elementary SchoolRockfordRockford SD 20555%9%Greatly Exceeds Expectations278
#3B-Brookview Elem SchoolRockfordRockford SD 20548%16%Greatly Exceeds Expectations470
#4B-Montessori Elementary SchoolRockfordRockford SD 20547%17%Greatly Exceeds Expectations610
#5CCherry Valley Elementary SchoolRockfordRockford SD 20536%14%Exceeds Expectations639
#6CLegacy Acad Of Excellence Charter (Charter)RockfordRockford SD 20527%7%Meets Expectations233
#7C-Spring Creek Elem SchoolRockfordRockford SD 20531%19%Doesn't Meet Expectations501
#8D+Barbour Two Way Lang ImmersionRockfordRockford SD 20530%9%Exceeds Expectations636
#9D+Swan Hillman Elem SchoolRockfordRockford SD 20530%6%Exceeds Expectations543
#10D+Clifford P Carlson Elem SchoolRockfordRockford SD 20527%10%Meets Expectations347
#11D+Maud E Johnson Elem SchoolRockfordRockford SD 20527%8%Meets Expectations391
#12D+West View Elem SchoolRockfordRockford SD 20527%7%Meets Expectations420
#13D+Arthur Froberg Elem SchoolRockfordRockford SD 20526%10%Meets Expectations435
#14D+Rolling GreenRockfordRockford SD 20526%11%Meets Expectations486
#15DWhitehead Elem SchoolRockfordRockford SD 20523%7%Meets Expectations638
#16D-Galapagos Rockford Charter Sch (Charter)RockfordRockford SD 20520%7%Doesn't Meet Expectations365
#17D-Gregory Elem SchoolRockfordRockford SD 20519%7%Doesn't Meet Expectations425
#18D-C Henry Bloom Elem SchoolRockfordRockford SD 20517%7%Doesn't Meet Expectations410
#19D-Mcintosh ElementaryRockfordRockford SD 20517%4%Doesn't Meet Expectations333
#20D-R K Welsh Elem SchoolRockfordRockford SD 20517%6%Doesn't Meet Expectations435
#21FRiverdahl Elem SchoolRockfordRockford SD 20515%6%Doesn't Meet Expectations561
#22FConklin Elem SchoolRockfordRockford SD 20514%5%Doesn't Meet Expectations433
#23FWashington Elementary SchoolRockfordRockford SD 20514%7%Doesn't Meet Expectations485
#24FEllis Elementary SchoolRockfordRockford SD 20513%3%Doesn't Meet Expectations401
#25FJulia Lathrop Elem SchoolRockfordRockford SD 20512%5%Underperforms Expectations295
#26FJackson Charter School (Charter)RockfordRockford SD 2058%4%Underperforms Expectations231
#27FConstance Lane Elementary SchoolRockfordRockford SD 2056%5%Underperforms Expectations573
#28FLewis Lemon ElementaryRockfordRockford SD 2056%3%Underperforms Expectations339

How Rockford, IL's elementary schools compare

A: 1B: 3C: 3D: 13F: 8

14% of the 28 ranked elementary schools in Rockford, IL earn an A or B (1 A grades, 3 B, 3 C, 13 D, 8 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 14 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (50% here, 70% nationally), and 7 exceed it. On average 26% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 10% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Haskell Elementary School (55% against 9%, B+), Thurgood Marshall Elementary (98% against 55%, A+), Brookview Elem School (48% against 16%, B-), Montessori Elementary School (47% against 17%, B-), Swan Hillman Elem School (30% against 6%, D+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): Rockford SD 205 (10).

The largest ranked elementary schools: Cherry Valley Elementary School (639 students, C, #5), Whitehead Elem School (638 students, D, #15), Barbour Two Way Lang Immersion (636 students, D+, #8).

Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 2 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

About this ranking

  • Scope: public elementary schools in Rockford, IL, as grouped on its schools page; the Illinois ranking covers the whole state.
  • Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
  • Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
  • Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
  • Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about elementary schools in Rockford, IL

What is the best elementary school in Rockford, IL?

Thurgood Marshall Elementary in Rockford ranks first among the 28 ranked elementary schools in Rockford, IL with a SchoolGrade of A+, 98% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 55%.

How are elementary schools in Rockford, IL ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many elementary schools does Rockford, IL have?

SchoolGrade grades 28 public elementary schools in Rockford, IL; 28 are ranked here.